The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official, to serve as a federal circuit judge.

The White House said President Donald Trump was diagnosed with a “chronic venous insufficiency” after he was examined for mild swelling in his lower legs.

The vote — in which all 12 Republican committee members voted to affirm Bove’s nomination — occurred as Sen. Cory Booker railed against committee chair Chuck Grassley and as every Democratic senator ...